ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Comparing two property purchase budgets
An illustrative comparison of upfront cash, loan repayments and holding costs for two hypothetical property purchases.
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Property Guides & Worked Examples
Work through purchase budgets, rental cash flow, development assumptions and planning checks. Then use your own inputs in the relevant tool.
Worked examples
Hypothetical inputs with visible arithmetic. These are educational illustrations, not real properties or customer outcomes.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Why the higher rental yield can leave less cash
A hypothetical rental comparison showing how vacancy, running costs and loan payments change cash flow.
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How a development cost change affects a feasibility estimate
A simplified hypothetical development budget showing the effect of higher construction costs and lower sale proceeds.
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Check what to gather, what a metric means and where to verify the information.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Buying a property: budget beyond the deposit
A practical checklist for purchase costs, financing and ongoing expenses when planning an Australian property purchase.
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Gross rental yield, net yield and cash flow explained
Understand the different questions answered by gross rental yield, operating yield and rental cash flow.
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Inputs to gather for an initial development feasibility review
A practical framework for checking site information, development costs, finance and revenue assumptions.
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A first check of VIC and NSW parcel and planning information
Use SmartMap and official planning resources to identify a site and understand what needs further verification.
Read guide →Understand the methods.
Estimates, user assumptions and source observations answer different questions. Check the definitions and coverage before comparing results.
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